Dolton Board Weighs Tunnel Plan and Police Siren Use
The Dolton Village Board met with all members present. A plan to use an electric police siren linked to the telephone exchange to summon officers was approved for study. Illinois Brick Co seeks permission to tunnel under Cottage Grove Ave with gas-elimination objections debated. a representative will be invited to confer.
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Dolton
Harris
Ill. Brick
Kasten
Illinois Brick Company
Cottage Grove Avenue
Dalton
Wlineis Brick Company
Smith
Gentry
Schubert
Dickman
Caldwell and Utica Trust
Village Limits
Waterman
Evers and
Harding Avenues
Petersen
Diekman
Bankers Realty
Peterson
Grant Street
Ann Street
Sibley Boulevard
Dorsey
Verhoeven
River
Public Service Co
Sibley House
Ivanhoe Civic Club Pivots To Community Sports And Fair Fund Drive
Ivanhoe Civic Club and Ivanhoe Super Baseball Club urge attendance at ball games on Sundays and holidays at Ivanhoe grounds to patronize the Civic refreshment stand run by Robert Schug. The note mentions golf, horse shoe sets, paving of west side alleys, subscription drive for 1933 Chicago World's Fair, and local social events including a stag bridge at Mr. Parker's.
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Ivanhoe
Riverdale
Dolton
Barry Butler
Bill Lotz
Bill
Graves
Neander
144Th Street
Chicago
Parker
Reasor
McElrath
Butler
Mr. Crull
Supers Defeat Pirates In Low Scoring Victory
In Ivanhoe, the Ivanhoe Supers defeated the Harvey Pirates 3 to 0 in a pitchers' duel. Struss pitched superbly with 13 strikeouts and four early hits, while Claussen, Needles, Struss and Albrecht produced a decisive three-run sixth inning as the Supers improved to 1-0 in the contest. Next Sunday they travel to Thornton to face Ridge road's ground at the quarry area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoe
Harvey Pirates
Struss
Blackstone
Harvey
Claussen
Needles
Albrecht
Thornton
Ridge Road
Stone Quarry
Heinie” Mikalski
Heinie
Local and Personal News From Rockfield and Nearby Areas
Mr and Mrs S E Trussell who recently took over a Rockfield Indiana restaurant were visitors here earlier this week Hoace Smith of Danville formerly Dalton resident returned from a western trip ending at Mayo Brothers hospital in Rochester Minnesota where doctors advised throat gland surgery He plans to have the operation in Milwaukee Wisconsin with his son Ralph There is a new Chrysler service station at 225 Lincoln avenue Dalton prompt service available by calling Dalton 1441 A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Peter Panazzo Riverdale at Ingalls Memorial hospital Harvey on May 25 Howard M Propper leaves for Great Falls Montana after graduating as a civil engineer from Chicago Technical College The Berger School eighth grade commencement is Friday June 15 1928 at 8 pm with Rev E E Parks of Hazel Crest delivering the address and a cantata The Walrus and the Carpenter Paul Lundquist Dalton home after six months in Florida Mr and Mrs Charles Wulff depart for California for the Locomotive Firemen convention as delegate from John P Altgeld Lodge Dalton They plan to spend months on the coast then visit old friends The Riverdale judge Fred Schafer is recovering from pleurisy Will Vandeursen of Cupertino arrives in Celtn for a week then plans trips to Michigan and Ing ar Minn The daughter Irene’s health has improved and the family expects her to be well soon Several local firms advertise in The Pointer with bargains Look over ads and save money A big euchre and banco party by WCOF No 229 in St Mary’s school hall June 29 1928 Prizes and a door prize There will be a Ladies Aid bank party June 20 Mrs J A Miller won a rug in a Pinta Council K of C raffle Thursday evening
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Hoace Smith
Danville
Dalton
Mr. Smith
Mayo Brothers Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Milwaukee
Wis
Ralph
Henry J. Mohr
Twin City
Chrysler Sales
Chrysler
Lincoln Avenue
Tony Basile
Callig Dalton
Charles Wulff
California
Alderman Promises Indiana Avenue Repair in a Week
A letter from S W Govier Alderman Sth Ward to Mr Thomas Kinney of Riverdale Chicago dated June 7 1928 notes Indiana avenue will be repaired within a week weather permitting. Govier mentions Tom’s Pointer article seeking help.
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Chicago
Thomas Kinney
Riverdale Pointer
Riverdale
Ill
Tom
Indiana Avenue
Pointer
S. W. Govier
Sth
Ward
Dalton Man Marries Miss Verhines in Momence
Louis H. Garry of Dalton married Miss Rheuby Verhines of Momence in Momence on Saturday June 8 with Father Guirard officiating. Bridesmaid Miss Marie Garry and best man Mr Clyde Verhines attended. The couple honeymooned in Denver Minneapolis and Omaha and will reside in Momence.
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Garry-Verhines
Louis H. Garry
Dalton
Rheuby Verhines
Momence
Guirard
Marie Garry
Clyde Verhines
Denver
Minneapolis
Omaha
Riverdale girl breaks world record in 100 meter dash
Elizabeth Robinson of Thornton township high school set a world mark at Soldier's Field Chicago running 12 seconds flat to defeat Helen Filkey. The German prior record was 12.6 seconds. Her victory increases odds of a US Olympic selection and a trip to Amsterdam with S W A C backing.
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Elizabeth Robinson
Riverdale
Thornton Township
Soldier’s Field
Chicago
Helen Filkey
Miss Robinson
Miss Filkey
Amsterdam
United States
Elizabeth
Village trustees ban street ball in Dolton
Notice asks parents to prevent children from playing ball on Dolton streets by order of the Village Board. Clerk WM. G. Dolton documents the measure. Also notes Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Wirtz Sr. returning from a vacation in Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania visiting their son Anthony, a Pennsylvania State Police member.
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Dolton
Board of Trustees
WM. G. Dolton
Edward J. Wirtz, Sr
Wilkesbarre, Pa
Anthony
Pennsylvania State Police
Schaefer Roney Wedding at Dolton Home
The ceremony for Miss Dorothy Schaefer and Harley Roney occurred at noon on Thursday June 7 at the bride’s parents’ home. Attendants included Miss Hazel Roney and Kenneth Deardorff. Rev A A McCracken officiated. The couple honeymooned at Pine Lake Michigan and will reside at 488 Main Street Dolton after July 1.
Obituary for Dalton Resident Louis Koch
Louis Koch of Dalton died Saturday June 2 at age 64. Funeral services were held Tuesday June 5 with interment at Oakland cemetery. He is survived by his widow three sons and six daughters. An obituary will be printed in the next issue.
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Louis Koch
Dalton
Oakland Cemetery
Large Class Diploma Night and Graduation Week Plans
The community school will award diplomas to a large class with a Junior Senior banquet on Saturday June 3. Baccalaureate Sunday June 10 features Dr Timothy Stone of Chicago. Graduation exercises are Thursday June 14 in the school auditorium. tickets required for reserved seating. Each Senior receives three reserved tickets. The list of Senior names is published with minor changes possible.
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Timothy Stone
Chicago
Anthony Altier
Milton C. Krueger
Ruth Antes
Fred Landis
Agnes Armitage
Ralph Lange
Eugene Baker
Helen Lapell
Kathleen Barnard
Richard Law
Sylvia Basford
Grace Lowell
Anna Brault
Marjorie Lee
Nina Burman
Carl Lindell Emerson Caress Carl Lindstrom
Dorothy Casey
Florence Little
William Coale
Marion Locke
Harold Coleman
Myra Lustfeldt
Susan Conant
Stella Mahler Curtis Condit Truman Maltby
LeRoy Connell
James Mann
Carl Craven
Kenneth Martin
Deep River Waterways Plan Overhaul Page Draws South Holland Delegates
A large gathering at the Hammond Courthouse included delegates from Gary to Dalton to discuss Calumet River improvements. Plan calls for dredging Little Calumet from Burns ditch to Torrence, diverting Deep River to the Calumet east of Gary, building three flood dams, and preventing new sewage discharges. Filtration systems would be required within two years. Jacob P. DeYoung of South Holland attended and provided a profile and map of the proposal.
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South Holland
Hammond Courthouse
Calumet River
Gary
Dalton
Jacob P. DeYoung
Frame Up Case Dismissed In Dalton Chief Cleared
Chief Fred Klaege of Dalton is cleared after a Blue Island judge dismissed a frame up case brought by a couple arrested for careless driving on Lincoln Avenue. The judge found no grounds for the girl’s accusations and ruled against the charges. Thieves damaged garages on Kanawhal and Park Avenues. a clock was stolen from a car dash at Clifford Waddell's. Paul Gall Post members visited Steger for Chicago Heights Post’s 500 member milestone, as the local post plans a seventh anniversary near Tuesday.
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Fred Klaege
Dalton
Lincoln Avenue
Synakiewicz
Blue Island
Dolton
Kanawhal
Park Avenues
Clifford Waddells
Paul Gall Post
American Legion
Steger
Chicago Heights Post
Rumor of Large Factories Planned for Riverdale Land Tract
A well grounded rumor suggests several large factories will be built soon on the Pullman land tract in Riverdale, stirring local interest among residents and officials about economic impact and development.
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Pullman
Riverdale
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Dolton Board
Illinois Brick Co
Ivanhoe News
Supers
Bruggeman
Arrows
Mohawks
S. E. Trussell
Rockfield
Ind
Peter Panazzo
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Howard M. Propper
F. W. Propper
Chicago Technical College
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Great Falls
Montana
Berger School
E. E. Parks
Hazel Crest
Paul Lundquist
Florida
Fred Schafer
Will Vandeursen
Cupertino
Celttn
Michigan
Ingar
Irene
Gladstone Co
Theo. Koch
Kettler’s Pharmacy
Jacobsma, Dalton
Bardwick
St. Mary’s School
Ladies’ Aid of
Immanuel Church
Banco
J. A. Miller
Pinta Council K. of
Shell
Soldiers Field
Roney
Pine Lake
Main Street
Thornton Township High School
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